Sentences with phrase «import bill»

Last year, the food import bill of our country was $ 1.5 billion.

Investing in energy conservation measures has the potential to cut fuel import bills, boost the economy and create numerous jobs, and is also essential to address climate change.

India's net oil import bill increases by over 0.3 percent of GDP with every $ 10 per barrel increase in prices, putting pressure on the trade deficit.

Increment of the oil import bill by 9.5 % to 347, 432 crore leads to an estimate of 180, 000 crore increment in subsidy.

«The fourth reason — When Kufuor was leaving office in 2008, the food import bill for our country was $ 600 million.

The export receipts from these resources effectively pay for many of the imports that we buy; over recent times these receipts have been equivalent to around half of Australia's annual import bill.

«The next PNC government will boost agriculture to reduce the nation's rice import bill by 50 %.

Across the region, renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal power is gaining ever greater credence as a way to curb the region's appetite for oil and cut runaway import bills.

If you consider that in 2008 when we had the high prices, and I believe it was one of the reasons for the run - up to the financial crisis, the EU's oil and gas import bills to the GDP ratio was 2.3 percent,» he said.

Between now and 2020 expect a huge overseas clamour for our LNG even as our crude oil import bill grows wildly.

Whilst the differences between scenarios may appear small in Table 7, they represent significant changes in EU import bills over the projection period.

Nestle doesn't expect raw material prices to rise further this year, despite a recent FAO report that forecasts an increase of over 2 per cent in the world food import bill in 2006.

The industrial uses of solar air heating, which is gaining increasing acceptance, help in paring emissions and use of fossil fuels, and could also lead to a lower oil import bill for India

The IEA also notes drastic improvements in air pollution, cuts in fossil fuel import bills and lower household energy expenditures would complement the decarbonisation achieved, if well designed policies are used.

It added that the industry has operated under a tightly regulated fixed margin but could be deregulated especially given its impact on the Nigerian currency and import bill.

However, the overall impact on the trade balance has been negative so far, as the import bill has reacted more quickly,» he added.

A weaker British pound (GBP) will bump up the company's export realizations and offset the inflation in its import bill.

Declining prices, which hit a seven - month low in September, are also helping to curb the import bill.

Rising crude oil prices over the last two years will further aggravate the trade deficit as the currency is also depreciating, which will add to the import bill.

Agric Minister Fifi Kwetey assured government is committed to improving upon agric production and cut down on the nation's food import bill.

Ghana's food import bill has increased dramatically from US$ 600 million in 2008 to $ 2.1 billion in 2015 (Figure 7).

While providing a boost to renewables, such a slowdown would increase import bills, heighten energy security concerns and make it harder and more expensive to combat climate change.